The Seminoles' losing slide continues, this time enduring new season-worst marks.
Florida State men's basketball hit new season-high marks -- and not the good kind.
North Carolina State steamrolled to the 113-69 trouncing of the Atlantic Coast Conference rival Seminoles Saturday afternoon. The 113 now represents the most points FSU has given up in a game this season.
But there's more -- the 44-point margin now becomes the most one-sided defeat this season for the 'Noles as they now have lost three in a row.
This was a game that was supposed to feature the conference's top three-point shooting teams. But the Wolfpack delivered the hot hand by hitting 19 shots from behind the arc.
NC State ended with a 54% shooting percentage from three-land. Paul McNeil Jr. banked five of those long range attempts and ended the afternoon scoring 21 points, leading all NC State scorers.
Darrion Williams added to the bomb launching on the floor -- hitting a trio of threes and settling for 20 points. He also collected 10 rebounds for the double-double.
NC State fired on all cylinders early -- jumping to an 11-0 lead. Kobe McGee broke the early run with a 24-foot three-pointer to make it 11-3. McGee hit the second basket for FSU off a 27-footer from the three-point line.
Thomas Bassong joined McGee in the scoring, hitting a layup at the 7:21 mark of the first half. Lajae Jones emerged as the third FSU player to score, hitting a 15-footer that made it 36-16.
Robert McCray V became the last to score for FSU before halftime, settling for a free throw. NC State led 56-31 at halftime.
The Wolfpack stayed relentless from there -- outscoring FSU 57-38 in the second half. Ven-Allen Lubin scored 19 points for the 'Pack while Quadir Copeland added 10. Matt Able (15) and Terrance Arceneaux (13) were the last to hit double figures in scoring for NC State.
Alex Steen managed to throw down one put back slam -- which became one of the few highlights for the 'Noles.
FSU's leading scorer, meanwhile, led the way with 14 points. Bassong ended up taking the title of lead scorer -- off the bench.
MacGee scored 10 points in joining Bassong in bench scoring. Jones and McCray V were the only starters to score in double figures. The rest of the starting lineup combined to score just 11 points total.
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